Western Highlights - San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles

Western Highlights - San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles

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Western Highlights - San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles

12 Days Starting in San Francisco, CA, USA and ending in los ange

Visiting: San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Mojave Desert, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon National Park, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, San Diego, United Kingdom

Tour operator:

Leger Holidays

Tour code:

kawh

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

0-99

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians

Tour operated in:
English
Activities:

Sightseeing, Walking

From:
$4202

NB: Prices correct on 02-Jun-2024 but subject to change.

Tour Overview

A true taste of California and beyond as we explore a selection of the National parks and iconic cities of the American west. We begin in stunning San Francisco, where you can enjoy the spectacular sights of America’s ‘most beautiful’ city. We then partake in an adventure to Yosemite National Park, where you’ll be treated to views of beautiful waterfalls, granite peaks and wonderful wildlife. Heading to lively Las Vegas, we visit the marvellous Grand Canyon, where you can choose to join a helicopter trip over the spectacular sight that has been carved by the Colorado River. From Las Vegas we head to Los Angeles, where we visit Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. You will also have the opportunity to see beautiful Zion National Park, San Diego, Monterey and Carmel, making for the ultimate American holiday experience.

Highlights

  • A true taste of California and beyond as we explore a selection of the National parks and iconic cities of the American west

  • Partake in an adventure to Yosemite National Park, where you’ll be treated to views of beautiful waterfalls, granite peaks and wonderful wildlife

  • Visit the marvellous Grand Canyon, where you can choose to join a helicopter trip over the spectacular sight that has been carved by the Colorado River

Itinerary

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Day 1 : Fly To San Francisco

Location: San Francisco

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: The Park Central Hotel

Meals Included: No Meals

Fly to San Francisco International Airport, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel for a three-night stay. In the evening, join your fellow travellers for a welcome reception.

Day 2 : San Francisco

Location: San Francisco

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: The Park Central Hotel

Meals Included: No Meals

This morning, join a half-day city tour which includes Union Square, the Civic Centre and Fisherman’s Wharf. From the top of Twin Peaks, enjoy the spectacular view and see for yourself why many consider San Francisco to be the most beautiful city in America.

Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in 'the City by the Bay', perhaps take a cable car ride to Fisherman’s Wharf where you can enjoy local seafood, famous sourdough breads or Ghiradelli’s Chocolate. You can also take a stroll by Sea Lions’ Marina to observe them frolic and play.

Be sure to gaze across the bay to Alcatraz Island where America’s most wanted, such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly were incarcerated. For a spot of retail therapy, visit Union Square for a shopping stop at Macy’s Department Store.

Your Tour Director will be on hand to assist you in planning your next two days in the city.

Day 3 : Monterey & Carmel

Location: San Francisco

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: The Park Central Hotel

Meals Included: No Meals

Spend a day at leisure in San Francisco for your own explorations or why not join our optional tour to Monterey and Carmel. We travel along the Pacific Coast to the Monterey Bay Peninsula and visit Cannery Row, made famous by the John Steinbeck novel. Today's visit also includes admission to the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium – one of the most respected aquariums in the world – showcasing some 200 exhibits on marine life.

Continue along 17-Mile Drive, admiring the natural scenery and gorgeous homes. Enjoy time in the charming community of Carmel, known for its art galleries and shops, before returning to San Francisco.

Day 4 : Yosemite National Park

Location: Yosemite National Park

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Piccadilly Inn Shaw

Meals Included: No Meals

Today we leave San Francisco for an included full-day adventure to Yosemite National Park. Known for its magnificent waterfalls, granite peaks and remarkable wildlife, Yosemite is one of America’s favourite National Parks.

We will explore the park by motorcoach, but you will also have time on the valley floor to enjoy the spectacular scenery and enjoy an included all-American picnic.

Tonight we will stay overnight in the Yosemite/Fresno area.

Day 5 : Mojave Desert & Las Vegas

Location: Mojave Desert, Las Vegas

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Excalibur Hotel & Casino

Meals Included: No Meals

Today, we travel through the Mojave Desert on our way to Las Vegas for a three-night stay. A late afternoon arrival in the dazzling 'Entertainment Capital of the World' will give you enough time to start enjoying this fantastic city right away.

Your Tour Director will assist you in arranging whatever you want to do, whether it's shopping, seeing a show, enjoying the fine dining, or joining an optional evening tour.

Day 6 : The Grand Canyon

Location: Grand Canyon National Park

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Excalibur Hotel & Casino

Meals Included: No Meals

This morning, we head off on an included visit to the Grand Canyon. We first stop at the iconic Las Vegas Welcome sign, where you may wish to capture a photo memory of Las Vegas, before making our way to the Grand Canyon.

On the way, admire the beauty of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S. formed by the Hoover Dam.

At the Grand Canyon, you will have time to take in the views on your own and if you choose, join an optional helicopter trip over the canyon or walk on the Skywalk platform.

Day 7 : Las Vegas Or Zion National Park

Location: Las Vegas

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Excalibur Hotel & Casino

Meals Included: No Meals

Today, you can choose to spend the day how you wish – maybe do a little shopping at one of the fine shopping outlets in Las Vegas, lounge by the hotel pool, or join an optional tour.

One of the possibilities would be a full-day trip to Zion National Park, known for its majestic canyons, tumbling waterfalls and amazing wildlife.

Today's visit will also include a guided walk, as well as an all-American picnic lunch.

Day 8 : Palm Springs & Los Angeles

Location: Palm Springs, Los Angeles

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Crowne Plaza LA Harbor

Meals Included: No Meals

Today, we leave Las Vegas and head to Los Angeles for a three-night stay. Our journey takes us through Palm Springs, the winter playground for Hollywood royalty, with its lively downtown area and immaculately kept golf courses at the base of the rugged San Jacinto Mountains.

This city in the desert was once known as the winter retreat of stars like Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell and Elvis Presley. Today, it is a flourishing resort town with great shops, restaurants and year-round desert climate. A sea of wind turbines mark the entrance to this desert oasis.

Along the way we will pass through Indio, home to the International Date Festival, due to the abundance of this crop in the Coachella Valley.

We will arrive at our hotel in Los Angeles late afternoon.

Day 9 : Los Angeles

Location: Los Angeles

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Crowne Plaza LA Harbor

Meals Included: No Meals

This morning, we enjoy a comprehensive city tour of Los Angeles, including the hip Santa Monica, glamorous Hollywood and posh Beverly Hills.

We will stop by the 'finish line' of historic Route 66, see an iconic Californian lifeguard tower made famous by the TV series Baywatch and walk on the boulevard of stars.

The afternoon is yours to explore more on your own or join an optional excursion to Universal Studios, where you will learn all about how movies are made.

Day 10 : San Diego

Location: Los Angeles

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Crowne Plaza LA Harbor

Meals Included: No Meals

Spend another day at leisure exploring the sights of Los Angeles, or why not join an optional full-day excursion to San Diego. We travel south through San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente to San Diego, the second largest city in California. San Diego enjoys year-round mild weather and a location on the San Diego Bay. Enjoy a city tour including the historic Old Town, the Gas Lamp District, and the bay-front picturesque Seaport Village.

For a different view of the city, you can join an optional cruise on the bay before returning to Los Angeles in the late afternoon.

Day 11 : Overnight Flight To The Uk

Location: San Diego

Accommodation: Overnight Flight

Meals Included: No Meals

Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to the UK.

Day 12 : Arrive In The Uk

Location: United Kingdom

Meals Included: No Meals

Arrival in the U.K.

What's Included

  • Accommodation

    As detailed in the itinerary

  • Additional Services

    Travel from a wide range of convenient joining points across the UK is included within your coach holiday price; some carry a supplement. Please contact us for our full list of joining points.

  • Fully Guided

  • Airport Transfers at Destination

    Yes, airport transfers are included

  • International Travel

  • Meals

    As detailed in the itinerary

  • Transport

    Comfortable, air-conditioned motorcoach

What's Not Included

Accommodation

Throughout your holiday, you will stay at the hotels detailed below, or similar.

You will stay for three nights in San Francisco at the Park Central Hotel and overnight in the Yosemite/Fresno area at the Piccadilly Inn Shaw. In Las Vegas you will stay for three nights at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino, then for three nights at the Crowne Plaza LA Harbor in Los Angeles.

All hotels are of European minimum 3-star standard.

Please note: due to local laws at least one person in each room booked must be 21 years of age or over.

Check out our Q&As

  • Are all the relevant entry visa’s included in the price of the tour?

    No

  • Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?

    Yes

  • Are airport transfers included in this tour?

    Airport transfers are included on any Leger Air Holidays

  • Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?

    Yes

  • Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?

    Fully escorted by our experienced drivers/crews. And in most towns and cities we either include or offer optional sightseeing tours with expert local guides to help you get the most from your visits.

  • Are flights included in this tour?

    Return flights are included on any Leger Air Holidays

  • What is the fitness level required to do this tour?

    Low

  • Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?

    As detailed in the itinerary

  • What type of coach will be used?

    You will travel on either our Luxuria Coach or our Silver Service Coach

  • Is there a supplement for solo travellers?

    Some tours carry a supplement for solo travellers, please ask for details if the Single price is not shown

  • Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?

    On Leger Coach Holidays, your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full.

  • Is the tour coach air conditioned?

    Yes

  • How long has the tour company been trading?

    40 years

  • Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

    Sole use of your own room on all Single Traveller holidays: means you still get your privacy and time out from the group.

  • Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

    Yes

  • Battlefield Tours - Will it be possible to visit a particular cemetery whilst on the tour?

    Please contact us and we will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.

  • What policies are in place for Covid-19?

    Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies

Reviews of this operator

Gary White (Google Reviewer)  

Just got back from a...

27-May-2024

Just got back from a holiday with leger holidays to callea spain which my wife done as a surprise for my 60th and wedding anniversary together my wife and i had a great time the coach journey there was excellent regular stops for toilet breaks and a stretch. Our two drivers Geoff and katrina were brilliant serving regular drinks and making the trip pleasant all the people on the coach were pleasant the hotel in spain was so nice the best we've stayed in lovely staff lovely bar the guy at the bar was great really friendly nice room. Overall our journey there and our return journey was brill the only thing that was not good at all was the ibis hotel on the return journey the room was horrible not a nice breakfast not polite French staff. Not really interested in trying to speak some english if i was leger should try and use a different hotel. Once again a big thank you to Geoff and katrina well done guys for making our holiday lovely. Hope to see you on another holiday soon

Will (Google Reviewer)  

I went on the 4...

05-Jan-2024

I went on the 4 countries trip and swiss glacier express and overall it was a great trip. The coach I was on was silver service, it was tidy had nice seats and other accessories such as charging points and headsets which was very handy. The drivers Alex and Dave were fantastic, very kind, funny and respectful throughout the whole trip and a pleasure to talk to. The excursions were very pleasant and all ran very smoothly. The hotels were decent and offered a good service. I overall very much recommend leger holidays.

Sally Matson  

Excellent customer service

10-Jan-2023

Booked our ‘Christmas in Austria & Scenic Trains of the Tyrol’ through George on the customer Helpline. Nothing was too much trouble, everything clearly & patiently explained. He even had permission to log in on his day off to finalise the sale! A charming and helpful young person and a credit to the company.

Euan Donald (Google Reviewer)  

Been on two tours now...

10-Oct-2023

Been on two tours now the “D Day beaches” and “ All Quiet on the Western Front” tour of the Somme and Ypres. Both four days in total, two travelling and two on the site of the various battles. This is outstanding value for money, picked up from Carlisle , Cumbria and literally looked after all the way through the tours. The coaches are great and the accommodation spot on . The guides are very knowledgeable ( Mark Hope brilliant guy)and the bus drivers professional . Absolutely fantastic .

Sue Sinfield (Google Reviewer)  

Due to covid it was...

21-Jul-2022

Due to covid it was 3rd time lucky for us to visit lake Garda, what a treat. One or two hiccups but no fault of Legers at all. Praise to Graham and Chris for their excellent driving and coffee service. Our visit to Verona, our guide was very informative but did walk at a pace sometimes had to hurry to keep up. A lovely holiday

Michael Stephen Shilleto   England

Four Countries New Year & the Swiss Glacier Express

07-Jan-2024

Firstly we must thank Alex and Dave our tour guide / drivers who entertained us through out . The tour was fantastic so was the hotel’s food and entertainment. The tour was through the new year holidays as expected lots of shops closed and hotels were understaffed which was lost on some travelers. We travelled back from stop 24 on a luxuria coach I would recommend paying the extra for the comfort alone

Roy Williams (Google Reviewer)  

Great company. We did the...

03-Apr-2024

Great company. We did the 4 day D Day Normandy Landing tour.We had 2 great driver's John and Ian.. Nothing was a problem for them. They kept us safe and entertained.Then we had Fred Greenhow as our guide And he was outstanding. He told us everything we wanted to know. Can't praise them enough Thank you all. We will do more tours with them......

aled blackshaw (Google Reviewer)  

just returned from a solos...

25-Mar-2024

just returned from a solos break to valkenburg and rhine valley i enjoyed the break overall although both journeys were considerably longer than expected due to several picks ups. I could have done without the 3 countries meeting point excursion to be honest and the lunch on rhine cruise was very basic. The drivers/couriers were efficient and good humoured and provided free lunch vouchers on the ferry which were much appreciated. I probably would book another break with leger but to somewhere a lot closer to home.

Mary Elmhirst (Google Reviewer)  

I was told by a...

19-May-2024

I was told by a customer service advisor (Michael) , our hotel overlooked the River Seine, which was totally untrue. It was nowhere in sight and a good walk to get to it. My view from the hotel room was a wall and a window, There was no porterage available and although our drivers offered, after a 15 hour journey to France, we all opted to take our own luggage. To get into the shower there was a step to it and the floor of the shower was like an ice rink when wet, with nothing to hold onto. ( I showered wearing my slippers to avoid slipping). The plunger to the sink was unusable; (the lever to retrieve it was broken). The staff were pleasant and helpful, the bed was comfortable and clean abd the breakfast was worthy of the 3 stars given. Otherwise, I have stayed in a better 2* hotel in France. The driver and travel rep, Paul were both very friendly and pleasant but it was the first time Paul had been on this trip and therefore had little knowledge of the places we visited! There was no commentary and the history of Monet and Versailles was read out from a book! All in all, nothing would persuade me to take part in another Leger tour.

TU  

Many thanks to Molly.

03-Jan-2023

I have recently booked a trip to Le Mans and had the good fortune to speak to Molly. She was very helpful and a pleasure to talk to. She was able to answer all but one of my queries with clarity and promised to ring me with the answer to the un-answered question as it required further investigation. This she duly did. An unusually pleasant experience when making a booking over the phone, if only it could be this easy every the time.

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  • Cancellation Policy

    We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of barrhead travel charges.

    Up to 98 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.

    At 97 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.

    At 74 days before tour starts: Forfeit 75% of booking price.

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